Friday, September 5, 2008

"Gal" Friday! Mariska Hargitay

Since 1999, Mariska (pronounced = Ma-rish-ka) Hargitay has portrayed Det. Olivia Benson, the female lead in the drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay is the daughter of 1950's buxom, blond bombshell actress, Jayne Mansfield and former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay.

She has earned Emmy, Golden Globe and Prism Awards for her work on the popular series and been nominated multiple times for these and other awards.

Plus, she is a talented mega-hottie, even after having breast reduction surgery some years ago.

How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!